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A peek into Elizabeth Colling at work at her cafe, Merci Montecito.

Pandemic Perseverance

Milla Hirsch and Jinling Wang February 7, 2022

From March 2020 to January 2021, close to 40,000 restaurants closed in California. The road to normalcy has been rocky, and an end is still far from sight.  The National Academy of Sciences states...

Something Rotten

Something Rotten

January 30, 2022

Come see Laguna Blanca students Katherine Ball ‘23, Noah Dehli ‘24, and Ada Green ‘25 in Lights Up! Theater Company’s production of the musical comedy Something Rotten! February 3, 4, and 5...

AHA! Spring After-School Programs

AHA! Spring After-School Programs

January 26, 2022

We host a number of in-school and after-school programs on individual campuses across S.B. Unified, but I wanted to let you know about the spring after-school programs and weekend farm group available...

Students gather together and cut the ribbon, unveiling the new science center.

A New Start for STEM

Hanna Masri and Madeleine Nicks January 5, 2022

Stem is here to stay on campus. This September, Laguna finally unveiled its brand new Center for Science and Innovation, a collection of spaces dedicated to STEM fields, including biology, chemistry, and...

Yin and Yang of Instagram

Yin and Yang of Instagram

Dionne Peterson and Sofia Ramirez December 9, 2021

Instagram, the app that has more than 1 billion downloads each month, 908 million users, 26% of the world using it, and 71% of the monthly active users on the app are under the age of 35. With an appealing...

DEI Program Year Two

DEI Program Year Two

Luca D’Agruma November 29, 2021

Last year, the Laguna’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program revised the dress code policy, instituted comprehensive sexual assault and harassment prevention education, held social justice lunches,...

CASA/Foster Care Gift Drive

CASA/Foster Care Gift Drive

November 18, 2021

Dear Hope Ranch,   Today the Middle School kicked off our CASA/Foster Care Gift Drive.  This is our tenth year of partnership with CASA of Santa Barbara and this community service endeavor is often...

CASA/Foster Care Gift Drive

CASA/Foster Care Gift Drive

November 18, 2021

What is CASA? Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Santa Barbara County is a local nonprofit that recruits, trains, and supports community volunteers to serve as advocates for children who have...

The link between climate change and natural disasters is increasingly apparent

Global Warning

Dare Fitzpatrick and Claire Tolles November 17, 2021

Climate change is a topic of increasing urgency as concerns grow over the immediate effects of humans’ impact on the environment. The back-to-back natural disasters popping up seemingly all over both...

The race to become the leaders in public space transportation.

Space Tourism Heats Up

Jinling Wang and Claire Tolles November 17, 2021

Space tourism is something that used to be seen as a cool getaway in a science-fiction story rather than reality, but as a new age in science is rising, it is causing many changes in that opinion. Space...

Murky Materials

Murky Materials

Jackson Baltes and Claire Tolles November 17, 2021

It’s no secret that the fashion industry is no stranger to controversies. Household brand names such as H&M, Urban Outfitters, and Forever 21 have been accused of designing cheap and trendy clothing...

High School Video Contest

High School Video Contest

November 1, 2021

Good morning, The Santa Barbara County Water Agency has opened its application period for the 23rd annual High School Video Contest! This year’s contest theme is “Be Water Wise in Your Garden”. You...

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